It’s the sort of thing to turn many an otherwise calm stomach, but the revelations that UN peace keeping staff have been involved in sexual assault has done its fair share of upsetting. Legislators..Eurasia Review 1 day ago

Unmarried couples in the East African country of Burundi have until the end of the year to legalise their relationships through church or state registrations.Source: Al Jazeera STUDIO - on November 5, 2017

Kenyan opposition supporters skirmished with police and threw up burning barricades in pockets of the country on Thursday (October26), seeking to derail President Uhuru Kenyatta’s likely re-election..Source: Euronews English - on October 26, 2017

On Thursday, Kenyan opposition supporters skirmished with police and threw up burning barricades in parts of the country, in an attempt to derail President Uhuru Kenyatta's likely re-election with a..Source: Wochit Headline News - on October 26, 2017

[East African] Burundi has in the past week received more than 8,000 refugees fleeing the fighting between Mai Mai rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).allAfrica.com 3 weeks ago

[Deutsche Welle] Thousands of refugees have flooded into Burundi to escape a fresh outbreak of fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UNHCR has praised locals for welcoming their traumatized..allAfrica.com 3 weeks agoAlso reported by •Deutsche Welle

Vatican City, Feb 4, 2018 / 04:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday Pope Francis announced that the first Friday of Lent would be a day of prayer and fasting for peace given the many ongoing conflicts..CNA 3 weeks ago

In separate audiences, Pope Francis received the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the apostolic nuncio in Romania and Moldova, the apostolic nuncio in Burundi, the archbishop..Catholic Culture 3 weeks ago

[East African] Despite being one of the poorest countries in Africa, Burundi is one of the most beautiful, with rolling hills surrounding the capital city of Bujumbura. The city sits on the..allAfrica.com 3 weeks ago

TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada is no longer one of the 10 freest countries in the world, having dropped from fourth to 11th in the new *Human Freedom Index*, released today by the..GlobeNewswire on January 25, 2018

TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Switzerland is the freest country in the world, having replaced Hong Kong atop the *Human Freedom Index*, released today by the Fraser Institute and a network..GlobeNewswire on January 25, 2018

[Iwacu] Victims are from Rugombo, Buganda and Mugina communes in Cibitoke western province. Women activists decry these despicable acts and demand justice and administration executives to intervene.allAfrica.com on January 23, 2018

India was today ranked at the 62nd place among emerging economies on an Inclusive Development Index, much below Chinas 26th position and Pakistans 47th.
Norway remains the worlds most inclusive..Deccan Herald on January 22, 2018

[ISS] Since Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would run for a third term in early 2015, political instability across the country has tested the limits of global conflict..allAfrica.com on January 15, 2018

That Egypt’s economic well-being is dependent on the Nile has been a geopolitical fact of life since ancient times. Fly over the country, and Egypt’s dependence on the river is starkly illustrated...Eurasia Review on January 11, 2018

High-grade rare earth producer Rainbow Rare Earths has commenced drilling at its Gakara Project in Burundi. Gakara, one of the highest grade rare earth element mining projects in the world, and the...FinanzNachrichten.de on January 10, 2018

[Iwacu] More than 5000 families from Kizina 1 and 2 sectors of Gihanga commune in Bubanza province claim to be victims of injustice. They say they have been expropriated from their lands which were..allAfrica.com on January 6, 2018

[HRW] Nairobi -Authorities in Burundi have been holding a human rights activist since November 21, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately release the activist, Nestor..allAfrica.com on January 4, 2018

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan 3, 2018 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Eight people were killed and more than 120 were arrested in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during..CNA on January 3, 2018

A two-minute silence was observed across Sri Lanka on Tuesday to remember the victims of the massive tsunami that struck the island nation in 2004, the Disaster Management Centre said. The two-minute..Mid-Day on December 26, 2017